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Penetration testing for the home computer user

14

Jul

2011

Lee Munson of Security-FAQs.com takes a look at penetration testing, and explains that it’s not just big companies that can take advantage of it – you can even apply the principles of penetration testing to your home computer. Penetration testing (also known as “pen testing”) is a simple term that means you are looking at […]

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Apple fixes critical security issues with Mac OS X update

24

Jun

2011

Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8 yesterday. Most of the media reports have focused on the fact that it prepares your Mac for Mac OS X Lion, but it also fixes a wheelbarrow’s worth of security vulnerabilities. It’s important to understand that cybercriminals don’t need to exploit a software vulnerability to infect a Windows or […]

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Apple releases Mac OS X version 10.6.8 with many security fixes

24

Jun

2011

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.8 for Snow Leopard (Security Update 2011-004). Among many improvements it also addresses many security vulnerabilities in the operating system. The 10.6.8 release also protects against the latest Mac Defender malware and its known variants, including “Mac Security”, “Mac Protector” and “MacGuard”. This problem was initially addressed in the […]

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